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The Aboriginal Artists Fair at Prince Albert National Park provides a unique setting for buyers and browsers alike. The scent of burning sweetgrass greets you at the door and the drum group CD playing softly in the background is accompanied every so often by the call of a loon from nearby Waskesiu Lake.
"It's a really excellent forum for the public to meet Aboriginal…
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The Aboriginal Artists Fair at Prince Albert National Park provides a unique setting for buyers and browsers alike. The scent of burning sweetgrass greets you at the door and the drum group CD playing softly in the background is accompanied every so often by the call of a loon from nearby Waskesiu Lake.
"It's a really excellent forum for the public to meet Aboriginal…
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The RCMP are calling the pot bust on Pasqua First Nation the biggest ever in Saskatchewan.
On Aug. 21, RCMP seized 7,592 marijuana plants that were growing on a farm on the First Nation, about 20 kilometres west of Fort Qu'Appelle. The RCMP believe the plants seized have a street value of around $7.5 million.
Seven men, ranging in age from 18 to 57, were arrested…
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The RCMP are calling the pot bust on Pasqua First Nation the biggest ever in Saskatchewan.
On Aug. 21, RCMP seized 7,592 marijuana plants that were growing on a farm on the First Nation, about 20 kilometres west of Fort Qu'Appelle. The RCMP believe the plants seized have a street value of around $7.5 million.
Seven men, ranging in age from 18 to 57, were arrested…
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Members of Thunderchild First Nation are mourning the loss of Sgt. Robert Christopher (Horse) McCoy, who lost his life on Sept. 7 while working for a private security company in Iraq.
"There was a convoy going from the airport in Basra to the regional embassy office in Basra, and he was in the lead vehicle of the convoy," said Alan Ptak, senior vice-president for…
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Members of Thunderchild First Nation are mourning the loss of Sgt. Robert Christopher (Horse) McCoy, who lost his life on Sept. 7 while working for a private security company in Iraq.
"There was a convoy going from the airport in Basra to the regional embassy office in Basra, and he was in the lead vehicle of the convoy," said Alan Ptak, senior vice-president for…
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A total of nine people have been charged so far as a result of an ongoing RCMP investigation into the irregularities surrounding the May 2004 Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) election, and more charges are expected.
The latest charges were laid in early September against an adult male from North Battleford, who will make his first court appearance in North Battleford on Oct…
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A total of nine people have been charged so far as a result of an ongoing RCMP investigation into the irregularities surrounding the May 2004 Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) election, and more charges are expected.
The latest charges were laid in early September against an adult male from North Battleford, who will make his first court appearance in North Battleford on Oct…
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In response to the growing concern about the number of Aboriginal missing women in the province, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has added a new page to its Web site.
The page , Missing Brothers and Sisters, was started at the end of August and is a listing for missing First Nation persons in Saskatchewan.
The FSIN Web site gets a lot of visits…
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In response to the growing concern about the number of Aboriginal missing women in the province, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has added a new page to its Web site.
The page , Missing Brothers and Sisters, was started at the end of August and is a listing for missing First Nation persons in Saskatchewan.
The FSIN Web site gets a lot of visits…
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Visitors to this year's 35th annual Back to Batoche celebrations, held at the Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan from July 21 to 24, had the chance to celebrate Metis culture and take part in a variety of traditional Metis activities.
While the ball tournament that is usually held during the event was cancelled this year due to a shortage of teams, a number of…
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Visitors to this year's 35th annual Back to Batoche celebrations, held at the Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan from July 21 to 24, had the chance to celebrate Metis culture and take part in a variety of traditional Metis activities.
While the ball tournament that is usually held during the event was cancelled this year due to a shortage of teams, a number of…
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The opening ceremonies of the 2005 First Nation Summer Games, hosted by Kawacatoose First Nation from July 2 to 8, offered up a vibrant display of colour, sound and motion as a parade of 1,000 or so young athletes marched around the track. The parade was led by a cadet bearing the eagle staff, along with flag bearers, an RCMP colour guard, the Kawacatoose pow wow princess,…
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The opening ceremonies of the 2005 First Nation Summer Games, hosted by Kawacatoose First Nation from July 2 to 8, offered up a vibrant display of colour, sound and motion as a parade of 1,000 or so young athletes marched around the track. The parade was led by a cadet bearing the eagle staff, along with flag bearers, an RCMP colour guard, the Kawacatoose pow wow princess,…
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The opening ceremonies had begun with colour and pageantry. Elder Dexter Asapace had offered the opening prayer and the Cree Spirit Singers had sung the flag and honour songs. Joan Beatty, minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation, had expressed her excitement "that our young people are continuing to grow in athletics." The lance had arrived. Riel Bellegarde, who, as a college…